Program Manager, Disaster Workforce Engagement (Las Vegas or Salt Lake City, UT)
Company: American Red Cross
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: April 28, 2024
Job Description:
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Candidate Home.By joining the American Red Cross you will touch
millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the
human spirit at its best. Are you ready to be part of the world's
largest humanitarian network?Join us-Where your Career is a Force
for Good!Job Description:WHY CHOOSE US?As one of the nation's
premier humanitarian organizations, the American Red Cross is
dedicated to helping people in need throughout the United States
and, in association with other Red Cross networks, throughout the
world. When you join our team, you have a direct impact on a
meaningful mission, and you can help save lives every day. If you
share our passion for helping people, join us in this excellent
career opportunity. Work where your career is a force for good.We
are committed to the diversity of our workforce and to delivering
our programs and services in a culturally competent manner
reflecting the communities we serve. Our work environment is
collaborative, respectful, and inclusive with a focus on building
allyship and a culture of belonging that empowers all team members.
Come to learn, grow, and succeed while sharing your passion for
making a difference.The Red Cross supports a variety of cultural
and community resource groups for employees and volunteers. From
the Ability Network, our Asian American & Pacific Islander Resource
Group, the Latino Resource Group, and Red Cross PRIDE, to the Umoja
African American Resource Group, our Veterans+ Resource Group, and
the Women's Resource Group, these networks provide connections,
mentoring and help give voice to important concerns and opinions.At
the American Red Cross, your uniqueness can shine!WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW (Job Overview):Build, sustain and energize the disaster
workforce to create and maintain a foundation of continuous and
robust volunteer engagement using established processes and
collaborating with Volunteer Services staff. Collaborate with
regional function leads to support capacity building of regional
and national readiness targets, and capacity to carry out the day
to day mission. Implement Disaster Programs, lead remote team
building of employees and volunteers, and solicit feedback from end
customers during steady state as well as operational response
periods. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to
all volunteers.Perform all duties and responsibilities in
compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable
Federal, State and local regulations.WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE
GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
- Recruit, train, coach, counsel, and evaluate performance of
volunteers including setting individual and team performance
goals.
- Collaborate with Volunteer Services and others to design,
develop and implement a targeted annual regional volunteer
engagement plan. 3: Coach and develop functional leads and
supervisors in their role of engaging the volunteer workforce
aligned with the Volunteer Recruitment and Engagement Cycle.
- Engage volunteers as equal team members with specific
responsibilities. Implement and manage the Regional Disaster
Workforce Engagement Team collaboratively with Volunteer Services
in the region. Plan engagement activities and assign tasks to the
Disaster Workforce Engagement Team.
- Staff Regional responses. Ensure trained and skilled disaster
volunteers are available to be assigned and performance is
measured. Conduct recognition and partner with Volunteer Services
to ensure metrics are achieved.6: Initiate the workforce care
section on regional disaster relief operations. Participate in a
leadership role commensurate with G/A/P on larger operations
regionally, division or nationwide.
- Strive to achieve a diverse workforce, including disabilities
and functional needs, representative of the communities served by
the region.
- Scope: Individual contributor that is fully proficient in
applying subject matter knowledge; knowledge based acquired from
several years of experience in particular area. Works
independently; may instruct or coach other professionals. WHAT YOU
NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications):
- Education: Bachelor's degree required.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience with
building, mobilizing, leading and developing volunteer teams to
execute a social services program or service, or equivalent
combination of education and related experience required.
- Management Experience: N/A
- Skills & Abilities: Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written
communication skills. Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor to
accomplish work through team leaders.
- Develop project plans & budgets. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge
of program or service, ability to create presentations and training
modules, and strategies to achieve organizational goals.
- Demonstrated analytical and decision- making skills to
interpret program trends, results, formulate recommendations, and
develop creative processes for continuous program or service
improvements.
- Proven track record of collaboration with diverse groups and
individuals, managing multiple priorities, facilitation, problem
solving, marketing, leadership, and partnership management.
- Additionally, this position requires ability for planning,
public speaking, project management and process improvement.
Individual must be customer oriented, organized, and able to
operate with an orientation toward solutions with an external
focus, and team orientation.
- Intermediate level proficiency with MS Office software,
including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Familiarity with federal, state, and local employment laws.
Must be able to perform all assigned responsibilities under "grey
sky" requirements. Ability to work in a matrixed environment and on
a team.
- Travel: Travel will be required. A valid driver's license is
required.
- Combination of candidate's education and general experience
satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to
description's minimum education and general experience years
combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).
- Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While
performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly
required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The
employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The
employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up
to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment will
consist of moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers,
phones and printers, light traffic). The employee must have the
ability to work in a small cubicle and have the ability to sit at a
computer terminal for an extended period of time.BENEFITS FOR
YOU:We take care of you, while you take care of others. As a
mission-based organization, we believe our team needs great support
to do great work. Our comprehensive benefits help you in balancing
home and work. With our resources and perks, you have amazing
possibilities at the American Red Cross to advance the learn.*
Medical, Dental Vision plans* Health Spending Accounts & Flexible
Spending Accounts* PTO + Holidays* 401K with 5% match* Paid Family
Leave* Employee Assistance* Disability and Insurance: Short + Long
Term* Service Awards and recognitionApply now! Joining our team
will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference every
day.The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender
identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national
origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other
characteristic protected by law.Interested in Volunteering?Life's
emergencies don't stop, and neither do American Red Cross
volunteers, who represent more than 90 percent of our workforce to
help prevent and alleviate human suffering. You can make a
difference by volunteering in a position that appeals to you and
allows you to use your unique skills and talents. The Red Cross
relies on generous volunteers who give their time and talent to
help fulfill our lifesaving mission.Visit
redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our
most-needed volunteer positions.To view the EEOC Summary of Rights,
click here: Summary of Rights
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